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Colonist, Volume XVI, Issue 1605, 7 February 1873, Page 4

Strongly supports Mr. Webb's claim for a subsidy | fr.im England and America. The rr.ajoritjr of the ' dole^atcs prefer a new service. There are divers interests and dealings connected with the Suez route, it is stated thnt a despatch has been received from tl.o Imperial Government intimating that it will not grant a subsidy to the Californian route. The Sydney Legislature has voted £1000 for sending a Special Commis-'ioner to America and England to MTunjie a Pa?ifi(j service. It is rumored that Mr. Parke* will go himself. The Bidiop of Nelson on the night of his arrival hdfreused a Bible Society meeting, and in the course of his remarks condemned the new education system, ! for which he was severely eritieieed in all the papers. An allotment of land has been sold at the corner of Bourke and Swanston-streets at. the rate of ' £372,000 per acre. This is the highest price ever obtained for land in Melbourne. The State schools continue to be largely attended' The teachers in a meeting condemned the regulations. l'amscien's paper mills on the south bank of the Ynrra, have been partly destroyed by fire. The damages are estimated at about £3000, and they were insured for £700. St. James's Hall, a dancing and billiard saloon, in Bourke-street, has also been destroyed by fire. The premises and property were insured. Raven=wood railway station, on the Ehuca line, has been destroyed through gra9s taking fire. Mrs. Blanden Neill^s lecture on sericulture has excited much attention, and is likely to be followed up. The Geelong Racing Club have disqualified, Wallis, the bookmaker, for ever. Commercial.—A large business is doing in kerosene, at Is Lid to Is llf d. Sugars bave attracted attention. EeceDt telegraph advices, via Aden, are favorable. It has been ascertained that the crop will not be more than 120,000 tons, and holders of Mauritius sugars are not desirous of selling. Wheat is selling »t 5s but not much is offering. Oats are firm at 3s Id to 3s 3d. Trade is generally satisfactory. Sydney, January 31. A fire in George-street, Sydney, destroyed 10 houses. The estimated damages are|Bls,ooo. The property was partly insured in the Londou, Lancashire, Sydney, Australian, Imperial, and Mutual Offices. Parliament has passed the estimates. The miners at the Lambton colliery are at work. No arrangement has been made at the other mines. Woollongong coals are sold at 343. per ton at the ship's side. The Wesleyan Conference has closed its sittings. Sailed.—January 29th, Rita, for Auckland. February 1. Mr. Samuels is likely to be appointed us Mail Commissioner to Washington. I The Opposition intend to table a motion recommending the immediate prorogation of Parliament, and the Government accepts it as a want of confidence. The Italian frigate Chetor Fisni, 14 guns, has arrived from Yokohama. The Delegntes visited Water View Bay engine works, nnri afterwards attended a fete at Mort'a meat ■ preserving establishment. Newcastle, January 29. Arrived.—January 26th, Bulwark, from Dunedin ; 29th, William Ackers, from Dunedin. Adelaide, January 31. The Hon. John Hart, C.M.G., one of the oldest colonists, ond several times a Minister, fell down dead whilst addressing a publio meeting. His funeral was largely attended. The overland telegraph line has been interrupted all the week between Beltana andStrangeways. A man named Abernethy, who left some time ago and was suppose i to have been drowned, has returned, and found his wife married again. February 1. The actual revenue for the past year was £697,000, and the expenditure £700,000. Wheat, is steady at 4?. 4£d: The overland telegraph line is still interrupted.